Video
Today’s Doctor Seeing a Shift in the Risk-Reward Ratio
Jan 08, 2013
Lisa Ferzoco, MD finds no greater reward than healing a patient, but as the administration demands and paperwork increase and doctor-patient time decreases, she wonders if she would recommend the profession to her children.
2 minute 29 seconds
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